Waikanae Railway Station

Waikanae
Metlink suburban rail
Location	Pehi Kupa Street, Waikanae, New Zealand
Coordinates
Owned by	Tranz Metro
Line(s)	North Island Main Trunk
Platforms	Island Platform
Tracks	Mainline (2)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	10
History
Opened	2 August 1886
Electrified	20 February 2011
Services
KiwiRail   Preceding station   Tranz Metro   Following station Terminus Kapiti Line Paraparaumu toward Wellington Preceding station   Tranz Scenic   Following station Otaki toward Palmerston North Capital Connection Paraparaumu toward Wellington

Waikanae Railway Station in Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand is the terminal station on the Kapiti Line for Tranz Metro's electric multiple unit commuter trains from Wellington. Paraparaumu was the terminal station of the commuter service from 1983 to 2011, when the service was extended to Waikanae.

Services

The following Metlink bus routes serve Waikanae station:

• 280: Waikanae Beach
• 290: Otaki Beach
• 285: Kapiti Commuter service to Wellington (commercially operated)

History

The station was opened in 1886, and was on the Wellington-Manawatu Line from Wellington to Longburn built by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR). The section was opened on 3 November 1886 at Otaihanga.

The electrified commuter service was extended to Waikanae on 20 February 2011. The new service was opened with ceremony on 19 February at Waikanae. Minister of Transport Steven Joyce and Otaki MP Nathan Guy drove the last spike. Guy's great-grandfather was chairman of the WMR when the last spike was driven in 1886. The ceremony was marked by protests against the proposed Kapiti Expressway, and Otaki-based list MP Darren Hughes was cheered for his opposition to the project in favour of rail investment.

The Paraparaumu and Waikanae stations were upgraded at a cost of more than $1 million each in 2010-2011. Upgrading of the original Waikanae station, rather than moving it south of Elizabeth Street or providing a road underpass, was criticized locally on the grounds that frequent closing of the Elizabeth Street level crossing south of the station would increase traffic congestion in Waikanae.

External links

• Station upgrade to start May 2010
• Waikanae joins the network; Tranz Metro notice
• Ontrack: Improvements to Paraparaumu, Waikanae stations 2010-11